Hopeful ticket-buyers will be assigned random places in an online queue, during two phases of sales that begin on 14 November

For many music fans it’s the most stressful few minutes of the year: the online scramble to secure Glastonbury tickets. And while 2025’s event is set to be as oversubscribed as ever, that stress will at least be given a shiny new focus as Glastonbury overhauls its ticket-buying process.

Previously, hopeful ticket-buyers would frantically refresh the festival’s ticket sales page in the hope of being one of the lucky ones to get through to the option of purchasing.